It's a style that irks many -- a few cities nationwide have banned the rear-revealing pants -- but the order also raises serious questions about how it would be enforced, if it disproportionately targets young black men and if ultra-low riders should be considered Constitutionally protected.

So, is Dicks going too far?

Greg Gibbs, an ACLU attorney in Flint, said how people wear their clothing is a form of expression but cautions that not all of those forms are protected by the Constitution.

"The issue is: Does it violate the First Amendment?" said Gibbs, adding he plans to research the issue further.

Some Flint residents are all for busting those who go bottoms out.

"It's overdue," said Sam Berry, 73, of Flint.

Gwendolyn R. Allen, 72, of Flint agreed.

"It's so disgusting ... It's disgraceful."

Claude Carter, 49, of Flint sees the issue differently though. He said wearing pants in that manner is a fad -- not a crime.

"I see young and old wearing their pants that way," said Carter. "It doesn't annoy me."

The crackdown on buttocks is an apparent response to "significant" complaints from citizens, according to Dicks.

Under the chief's orders, any sworn officer who sees "sagging/exposing buttocks" will have probable cause to make an arrest under the city's disorderly person ordinance -- a misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine and three months in jail.

Flint NAACP President Frances Gilcreast is no fan of the style but worries about police focusing on a fashion favored by young black men.

"I'm not interested in looking at anyone's underwear," said Gilcreast. "My concern is how (the policy) will be applied equitably."

Some Flint police officers, however, aren't too sure how they will enforce it.

"What about plumber's crack?" said Keith Speer, president of the Flint Police Officers Association.

In the past, Speer said officers would issue warnings if too much skin was showing but reserved the handcuffs for full moons.

"Most of the time, if they're wearing sagging pants they're also wearing boxers," said Speer.